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Laura Ingraham Takes a Week Off as Advertisers Drop Her Show

The Fox News host Laura Ingraham announced on Friday that she was taking a week off following the decision of several companies to pull advertising from her show after she ridiculed a student survivor of the Parkland, Fla., school shooting.

“I’ll be off next week for Easter break with my kids. But fear not, we’ve got a great lineup of guest hosts to fill in for me,” Ms. Ingraham said on her show, “The Ingraham Angle.”

In response to an email, Fox News said that Ms. Ingraham’s break was a “preplanned vacation with her kids.”

The dispute began on Wednesday, when Ms. Ingraham shared an article about how the student, David Hogg, 17, had been rejected from several colleges, and she accused him of whining about it.

In response, Mr. Hogg, who has called for stricter gun regulations after the Feb. 14 shooting, called on advertisers to boycott Ms. Ingraham’s show.

He posted the names of her top advertisers on Twitter and urged his nearly 700,000 followers to call those companies. Several companies, including Hulu, Nutrish, Nestlé and TripAdvisor, have yanked their advertisements from Ms. Ingraham’s show.

“We’d like to confirm that we are no longer advertising on Laura Ingraham’s show and are monitoring all of our ad placements carefully,” Hulu said on Twitter.

“The decision of an adult to personally criticize a high school student who has lost his classmates in an unspeakable tragedy is not consistent with our values,” Wayfair, an online retailer of home goods, said in a statement. The company said it supported “open dialogue and debate.”

Consumers have increasingly used social media to demand that advertisers respond to controversies, particularly those involving Fox News hosts.

Last year, more than 50 brands pulled ads from “The O’Reilly Factor” after The New York Times reported on settlements that the show’s host, Bill O’Reilly, had made with women who accused him of sexual harassment or other inappropriate behavior, which contributed to his ouster.

On Thursday, Ms. Ingraham apologized to Mr. Hogg, saying he should be proud of his grade point average.

“On reflection, in the spirit of Holy Week, I apologize for any upset or hurt my tweet caused him or any of the brave victims of Parkland,” Ms. Ingraham wrote on Twitter.

But Mr. Hogg said Ms. Ingraham’s apology did not go far enough and seemed designed only to stop more advertisers from dropping her show.

“I will only accept your apology only if you denounce the way your network has treated my friends and I in this fight,” Mr. Hogg said on Twitter. “It’s time to love thy neighbor, not mudsling at children.”

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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/31/business/media/laura-ingraham-david-hogg.html

 

 

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19 minutes ago, NaturallyAspirated said:

Just because you can say something doesn't mean you should.  Perhaps she will remember that next time.

Neal

Nothing like losing a large source of revenue to keep the memory fresh.

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34 minutes ago, NaturallyAspirated said:

Just because you can say something doesn't mean you should.  Perhaps she will remember that next time.

Neal

You mean like Hillary saying deplorables....

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55 minutes ago, 01mxz800 said:

all over calling the the little douche bag for what he is FFS, pussy liberals will cry about anything as long as it gets airtime

I’d venture to guess you’re one of the dumbest and biggest pussies on the site...:snack:

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3 minutes ago, SnowRider said:

I’d venture to guess you’re one of the dumbest and biggest pussies on the site...:snack:

aren't you supposed to be doing dishes or something or was that making a sandwich for wince:dunno:

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8 minutes ago, 01mxz800 said:

aren't you supposed to be doing dishes or something or was that making a sandwich for wince:dunno:

Absolutely...sounds like he is being delinquent in his role as The Dagos little bitch boy.

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1 hour ago, NaturallyAspirated said:

Just because you can say something doesn't mean you should.  Perhaps she will remember that next time.

Neal

I note that you have no criticisms for the foul mouthed adult pretending he's a child, so theres that.  Laura said nothing that was untoward, but in this day and age, good for the snowflakes, Soros helped them make an impact.

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The kid injects himself into the political arena and then they cry, “why are you picking on him, he’s just a kid”. :lol:

Politics is not a kind business. If you can’t take the heat, get out.

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1 hour ago, NaturallyAspirated said:

Just because you can say something doesn't mean you should.  Perhaps she will remember that next time.

Neal

Hmmmm. I seem to remember saying those exact same words to you when you disparaged jammins family a few years back. In your usual tone, you defended yourself to the grave on that one.  Interesting how times have changed. 

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The kid got a 1270 on his SAT. That’s not very impressive at all. And he’s crying about not getting in some of the better schools. You need at least a 1370 to get into places like UCLA. 

 

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18 minutes ago, AKIQPilot said:

Hmmmm. I seem to remember saying those exact same words to you when you disparaged jammins family a few years back. In your usual tone, you defended yourself to the grave on that one.  Interesting how times have changed. 

Ahhh, what?

How did I disparage @jammin 's family?

Neal

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20 minutes ago, DriftBusta said:

I note that you have no criticisms for the foul mouthed adult pretending he's a child, so theres that.  Laura said nothing that was untoward, but in this day and age, good for the snowflakes, Soros helped them make an impact.

To be honest I don't really follow what he says... how has he been foul mouthed?

Neal

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